On February, 4, 2018, Midwives For Haiti had the honor of graduating 31 new skilled birth attendants for Haiti. Here are just a few of the photos from that special day…

Proud graduates. (Photo: Cheryl Hanna-Truscott)

Taking her rightful place. Guerline Adeka passed away suddenly from childbirth complications 3 days before graduating as a skilled birth attendant. An annual award, the Guerline Adeka Outstanding Student Award, was established in her honor. (Photo: Kate Noon)

(Photo: Cheryl Hanna-Truscott)

Class 9! (Photo: Cheryl Hanna-Truscott)

(Photo: Kate Noon)

Perrine Stock, Clinical Director, embraces each graduate. It has been a long year of hard work. (Photo: Every Mother Counts)

We have many friends. 🙂 (Photo: Cheryl Hanna-Truscott)

Dr. Jean Baptiste, local obstetrician and fierce advocate of Midwives For Haiti, delivers an emotional speech about the passing of Guerline Adeka and how her spirit will live on through the work of her classmates.

Education Director, Cindy Siegel, pins a custom made Saj Fanm Pou Ayiti (Midwives For Haiti in Haitian Creole) to the lapel of a new graduate. These pins will proudly be worn on their uniforms at new jobs throughout the country. (Photo: Kate Noon)

Smart, ambitious, and now health leaders in their communities. (Photo: Cheryl Hanna-Truscott)